Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing · Amputations involving bone loss
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at CVS Health Corporation, 8 Berry Drive, HAINESPORT, NEW JERSEY 08036
on — Amputations involving bone loss, affecting the Thumb(s).
Final narrative
An employee was servicing a rooftop HVAC unit when their left hand became caught in the rotating belt of the machine. The employee sustained an amputation of their thumb from the first knuckle.
Amputation Thumb(s) Heating, cooling, cleaning, and waste handling machinery n.e.c.
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